A former Mississippi lawmaker says efforts by the majority-white state Legislature to create courts with appointed rather than elected judges and to expand patrols by state police inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson amount to “Jim Crow 2 0."
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A list of virtual events is being offered to people in Selma and throughout the area to mark the national holiday honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Monday, January 18, Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Selma along with the Black Belt Community Foundation and the Selma Center for Nonviolence Truth and Reconciliation will present two events.
The first is a winter clothing giveaway at the BOSCO Nutrition Center/Edmundite Mission, located at 1107B Griffin Avenue in Selma. It will start at 11:30 a.m. and run while supplies last.
At 5:30 p.m., “Dream 2030: Making Dr. King’s Dream of a Beloved Community Our Reality” will be presented as a Zoom and Facebook Live event. More information: Selma Center for Nonviolence Truth and Reconciliation